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| der·ris [ dérriss ] (plural der·ris·es) |
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1. insecticide: an insecticide made from a tropical plant. It contains the natural toxin rotenone.
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2. South Asian climbing plant: a woody climbing plant with a tuberous root that produces derris. Native to: South Asia. Genus Derris.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "leather covering"] |
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